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The Court whose decision
could not be reviewed in
Nigeria is

Where a witness refuses to
appear in court, a
may be issued on him to
attend

The law that was developed
by the English Courts from
the common customs and
practices in England is
called

Intention, recklessness and
negligence are forms of
merital elements that fall
under
__.

While the juristic persons
are the main subjects of
municipal laws,
international laws deals
with__

The doctrine that
emphasises the supremacy
of the law as administrered
by the government is
encoded__

What ought to be law and
not what is law represent

Sources of international law
include all the following
except__

The military government
rule by the use of
_.

means laws that are
constant, everlasting and
universal

Warrant of
must not be issued unless
the complainant or material
witness refused
appearance

The administrative
regulatory technique
employs all the under listed
steps except__

In applying the mischief rule
of interpretation, the court
in The Heydon’s case has
laid down all of the
following logical approach
except one_

Criminal proceedings
brought by the state in
Nigeria is prosecuted in the
__of a State

One of these is not a
validity test for customary
law__

The legal term 'ratio
decidendi' means__

The following are contained
in the Exclusive legislative
list except__

The principle of law upon
which a judiciary decision is
based is refered to as the

The legislative powers are
divided by the Nigerian
between___ Authorities

A misdemenour is
punishable by
impresonment of not less
than
months.

One of the following is not a
feature of law__

All the followings but one,
are the techniques used in
social control in modern
states__

In essense, the evolution of
natural law is to replace the
primitive theory that__

Law and morality are said
to be mutually__ because
positive laws does not
derive its validity from moral
values

The term “legal system”
means__

The only institution that is
traditionally vested with the
power to interprete laws is
_.

The concept of law has
always concerned itself with
issues such as__

The attributes of the
Nigerian law are as listed
below except__

The school of thought
which insists that surists
should study the actual
social effects of legal
institution and ensure
effectiveness is the
__.

are written statements
served by a party on his
opponent containing the
allegations of facts on
which the party relies

law comprises the rule of
law and legal principles that
define the existence of a
right or liability

The laws and injunctions
contained in the Holy
scriptures and Quran are
examples of__

The constitutional doctrine
that emphasizes the
supremacy of law is

Substantive law embraces
the following subjects
except__

Appeal from the magistrate
court lies
_.

laws made by delegated
bodies is refered to as
__.

Nigeria constitution can be
classified as

The legislative process
does not end until__

The law that binds
independent nation-states
and regulate their mutual
relationship is refered to as

The democratic institution
that is empowered to make
laws for peace, order and
good government in a
federation is
__.

Natural right is enshrined in
the 1999 constitution
under__

When a proposed bill of the
National Assembly is one
that will affect the interest of
the public at large, it is
referred to as__

43. Rule of law emphasizes__

The supreme law of the
land in a democracy is
_

While juristic persons are
the main subjects of
municipal laws,
international law deals
with__

The term 'stare decisis' in
the system of precedents,
means__

The features of eternal law
are the following except_

The Chief Legal Officer of
Nigeria in charge of all
criminal proceedings as
regards federal offences is

Nigerian legislations can be
classified into all of the
following except__

An interpretation to avoid
absurdity is called the
rule

__posited that nothing is
law except the one laid by
the svereign or his agents

__are set set of laws
regulating the conduct of
persons, interpersonal
dealings, confering rights,
status and obligations of
individuals or corporate
persons

Which of the following best
describes law and morals__

A defendant enters
appearance to a writ by

Where the plantiff's claim is
for a liquidated sum which
is capable of being
assessed, the plantiff
should commence the
action by way of

__is not a classification of
law

A pronouncement on law by
a judge in a matter before
the court (jurisdiction)
constitutes what is called__

In legal circle,
is known as the Temple of
Justice.

The English law applicable
directly or indirectly in
Nigeria are statutes of
general application__ and
the doctrines of equity

A
is usually appointed over a
debtor 's property to take
over income such as rent
and apply it to pay off
judgment creditor.

All the following are good
examples of law of nature
except__

defined law as ideals, which
grude development and
administration

_is any offence which is
punishable without proof of
previous conviction with
death or imprisonment of
three years or more

Dias views natural law as__
which guide legal
development and
administration.

s derived from previous
decisions of courts.

In relation to legal
proceedings, law can be
broadly divided into
substantive and__

In Nigeria, the embodiment
of Laws, Courts, Legal
personnels and the
administration of justice is
known as__

__is before a magistrate for
the purpose of screening
the criminal charges
brought against an acused.

Any offence which is
neither a felony or
misdemeanour is a

Customary law must
undergo the validity test
equity and good consciene

Although, the Judiciary is
listed as a concurrence of
both the federal and the
federating states, the
Supreme Court is on the__
List

A
__is a system of putting
together in one document
the existing legislation,
principles of common law
and doctrines of equity.

The Latin word “ad
infinitum, means__

A witness who ignores a
subpoena may be punished
for
of Court

Social control can best be
defined as__

76. The duty of the law is to

The laws and injunctions
contained in the Holy
scriptures are perfect
examples of__ Law

Evidence given on oath is
known as
_.

All but one of the
followings, is not a
legislation__

One of the purposes of
the__ is to ensure
orderliness and peaceful
co-existence

The right to life is classified
as a__

When there are seven
justices sitting at the
Supreme Court, it is refered
to as a

Which of the following best
describes the Nigerian legal
system__

The first Nigerian to pratice
law as a profession was

A bill introduced by a
private member of a
legislative body, which
intended to benefit a limited
section of the society is
refered to as
__.

A procedure made
available for promptly
obtaining judgment without
trial is
_judgment.

Criminal proceeding
brought on behalf of the
federal government are
usually prosecuted at the
federal

A statute which re-enacts
the content of earlier statute
with such modifications and
necessary addition is
known as
Act

Aquinas views justice as__
towards the other

The penal technique is
applicable mainly in the__

Under a military
administration, the highest
legislative body in the
country is__

Technically, written laws are
contained in a_

As the society develops
and embraces new
attitudes, values and ideas,
so also is its legal system.
This explains the concept of
societal__

The legislations passed by
various legislative
authorities in Nigeria, prior
to 1954 are called__

Civil law has its origin in
the__

__is not a source of law in
Nigeria

__is the highest court in the
magisterial division.

The law that regulates the
conduct of persons in their
interpersonal
deeling,conferring status,
rights and obligations on
individuals or corporate
persons is known as
_

The Nigerian legal system
was fashioned after that of

The laws of gravity, floating
and motion, are examples
of__ Law

The organ of government
whose primary duty is to
make law for the Country

Deplorable, reckless or
anti-social behaviour of the
people can only be arrested
by__

Nigeria may be classified
under the common law
system because_

For__to be sustained and
consolidated, the Rule of
Law must prevail

The doctrine of
enjoins that earlier
decisions should be binding
authorities for subsequent
cases

The element of coercion is
a feature of__

A documents which
originates an action in law
court is
__summons.

literarily means the divine
law of good

Sources of international law
include the followings
except one__

The court of appeal is
essentially one with
jurisdiction.

Where a defendant fails to
enter appearance within
tmne, the plantiff may
obtain

The
__control of human
behaviour in a relationship
to others is called.

The Nigerian Chief Justice
is appointed by the Nigerian
President on the
recommedation of the
and approval of the

The doctrine that
emphasises the supremacy
of the law as adminsitered
by the government is
called__

means that good must be
done and evil must be
avoided

The method of
commencing, conducting
and concluding civil
matters, trials or claims in
court is known as
procedure

Right to fair hearing is
enshrined in Section__ of
the Nigerian Constitution,
1999, as amended

Law may be written or
_.

The main source of law of
criminal procedure in Ogun,
Ondo and Oyo states of
Nigeria is criminal
procedure
__.

Section 12(1) of the
Nigerian Constitution, 1999
(as amended), provides for
implementation of Treaties
after domestication by__

All these are features of law
except__

are laws emanating from a
particular country and
having the force of law
within its territary

The process of submission
of a controversy between
two parties to a judge of
their choice, for out-of-court
settlement is called
_.

A reference to a settled
case by a Judge in relation
to the matter before the
Court, constitutes what is
called__

The legislative powers are
classified into exclusive,
concurrent and
list

The life of a writ is
months

summons is the procedure
for commencing an action
where the main or only
dispute is the construction
of a statute.

A
_is an accusation of a crime
against an acused person
on trial at the Court of Law

Summary
refers to any offence which
is not indictable

One of the features of
customary law is__

Aristotle used the word
“just” in two senses,
namely__

Customary laws are
essentially unwritten
because, to are large
extent, they rely on__

In Nigeria, substantive laws
are made by_

Under the
law, a person may not be
convicted of crime unless
the prosecution has proved
the case beyond
reasonable doubt.

A principle of human
conduct, making
conscience a selflegislating mechanism, is in
the realm of__

__is a set of laws regulating
the conduct of persons’
interpersonal dealings,
conferring right, status and
obligations of individuals or
corporate persons

Law and morality share the
following characteristics
except__

The greatest advocate of
the realist school was
justice

139. Eudemonia means__

Under the
_rule of interpretation,
judges express their own
opinions as to social policy

141. A money bill is__

An example of law of nature
is
_.

The action of bringing into
harmony or effecting a
settlement between
conflicting groups or
individuals is known as

The
_was formally known as the
Federal Revenue Court

A technique of social
control that established
rules, standard and
principles which tend to
correct in case of breech is
known as
.

Proof of
_means the names,
addresses and written
statements of the witness
that the prosecution wishes
to call.

A writ of fiefa issued by a
law Court directing the
_to sieze a debtor 's goods
or properties for the
satisfaction of debt.

Political democracy without
respect for the Constitution
is as good as a
benevolent__

Legislations by delegated
authority is called__

All these are types of
legislation except__